Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.270-283
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- 1996
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
An Analysis of the Realtionship between Menopausal Symptoms and Depression
중년 여성의 갱년기 증상과 우울에 관한 연구
- Kwon, Sook-Hee ;
- Kim, Yung-Ja ;
- Moon, Guil-Nam ;
- Kim, In-Soon ;
- Park, Geum-Ja ;
- Park, Choon-Hwa ;
- Baim, Jeung-Yee ;
- Sing, Ae-Ri ;
- Yoe, Jung-Hee ;
- Chung, Eun-Soon ;
- Jung, Hyang-Mi
- 권숙희 (대동간호전문대학) ;
- 김영자 (일신기독병원 간호부) ;
- 문길남 (일신기독병원 간호부) ;
- 김인순 (춘해 간호전문대학) ;
- 박금자 (고신대학교 간호학과) ;
- 박춘화 (고신대학교 간호학과) ;
- 배정이 (인제대학교 간호학과) ;
- 송애리 (진주간호보건 전문대학) ;
- 여정희 (부산대학교 간호학과) ;
- 정은순 (부산대학교 간호학과) ;
- 정향미 (동의대학교 간호학과)
- Published : 1996.09.30
Abstract
This study was done for the purpose of analyzing the relationship between menopausal symptoms and depression. Data were collected by a questionnaire from November 28 to December 30, 1995. The subjects were 134 women between 40-61 years of age. The instruments used for this study were The Menopausal symptom scale by Neugartom and Depression scale by Zung. The results of the study were as follows. 1. Mean score of menopausal symptoms was 1.59. Mean score orders of experienced symptoms were "Rack pain and joint pain"(2.02), "General weakness"(1.98), "Nervousness"(1.96). The most serious menopausal symptom was psychosomatic symptom.(1.88) Total score orders of experienced symptoms was 27.9 and over 90.3% of women complained menopausal symptom. 2. Mean score orders of depression was 39.13. It was normal range of depression. 85.1% of the women were normal range of depression and 14.2% of women mild depression. 3. The relationship between menopausal symptoms and depression was statistically significant(r=0.5307, p=0.000). When the relationship among three dimensions of menopausal symptoms were explored the psychosomatic symptom(r=0.4090, P=0.000), Physical symptom(r=0.319, P=0.000), Physical symptom(r=0.319, P=0.000) were statistically significant. 4. General characteristic variables were significantly related to the level of menopausal symptoms as follows ; environment of living(F=2.89, p=0.038), religion(F=4.18, P=0.007), times of birth(F=2.66, p=0.043). The analysis of this study have implication for management of middle aged women's health, to solve the nursing problems, and to prevent and relieve climacteric symptoms.